The Telephone. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, TUESDAY, APRIL 29. Local and General.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 118, 29 April 1884, Page 2

The Telephone. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING . GISBORNE, TUESDAY, APRIL 29. Local and General.

Prize Ceps.—The Cups, presented by the Commercial Travellers, to the winning crew of the junior fours contest last season, arrived by the Manapouri yesterday. They are somewhat similar to those presented by Mr. Dickson to the Senior fours. The names of the crew, E A. Pavitt, stroke; Bullen, 3; Gibbs, 2; Mouatt, bow: have been engraved on them. They are at present to be seen in Mr. Nasmith’s window.

Shipping.—The Kawatiri which left this port last week, arrived at Westport on the 27th iustant. The Manapouri arrived in Auckland to-day. Supreme Court Wellington.-—The following cases are being held over for argument in the Supreme Court in Banco, until after his Honor Judge Richmond’s return from Nelson: —Hirini Te Kau v. McDonald, Rees v. Wi Pere and Johnston, Bourke v. Johnson, Tucker v. Coleman. Judgment is also reserved in the case Tuta Nihonio v. Ward. Mr. Barker’s Friends.—After the decision was given in the case Hemi Te Awahuka v. Barker and McDonald, Mr. DeLautour said he would take it to the Supreme Court to be tried, as it was out of this Court’s jurisdiction. Property Tax.—The amount of property tax remaining unpaid for the year ending 31st March is only £4,000, and for the recovery of this amount summonses against the defaulters are now being prepared for issue. English Watches.—Good Bros, are now selling splendid English watches, guaranteed for two years, at the extremely low price of £4 cash. These watches are of the highest finish, and can be recommended for their durability. Quadbits Assembly. —- The Seraphic Quadrille Assembly will be held iu the Academy of Music on Wednesday, the 30th instant. Tenders.—M. W. P. Finneran calls for tenders for the erection of a dwelling-house on Section 51, Block D, Whataupoko, to close on Tuesday, May 6th. The Murewai Feast.—Mr. Fryer will run a coach from the Masonic Stables to the Murewai at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. during the above feast, commencing on Wednesday morning. Our Hospital.—Attention is called to the peculiar proceedings which took place yesterday re the Hospital funds as strong inferences may be deduced therefrom. County Ratepayers. — A meeting of the County ratepayers will be held at the Makaraka Hall and at Ormond Hall, at 7 o’clock to-night. There will also be one at Scott’s Woolshed at 2 o’clock, and the Patutahi School-house at 3 o’clock, to-morrow. South Pacific Oil Company. — There is not much doing at the South Pacific Oil Springs on account of the want of pipes, a fresh supply of which have been sent for and may be expected here shortly from San Francisco. We are glad to see Mr. Weaver, the manager, about again, and trust that he will be able to resume his duties shortly. Railway Conference.—lt has been decided to hold a conference between the two Councils, on Thursday week next, for the purpose of discussing the railway question, as to the advisability of bringing it through the town. Spain.—lntelligence of another wide-spread revolution reaches us from Spain—that par excellence land of intrigue and plot. It appears that a programme for an extended rising has been discovered in various parts of the country, and that leaders in the conspiracy are rapidly carrying the same into effect. A dastardly outrage in connection with the same has been perpetrated at Ciudad Real. It appears that the buttresses of a railway bridge had been cut through, and when the train, with its human freight, passed on it the whole was pecipitated into the river’ causing great loss of life. Death from Joy.— A wonderful incident in connection with a dog, which is certainly one of the strangest on record, has just come to our (N.Z. Times) knowledge. Mr. G. Budge seiit his boy to Picton to school some six months ago, the lad leaving behind him a very favourite collie dog. Soon after he went away the dog began to pine, and gave every sign of being unhappy. A few days ago the boy came back from Picton on a visit to his parents, and on nearing the house whistled to give the signal of his arrival to his dog. The animal at once heard him, and, bounding over the fence, greeted his master by jumping on him and licking his hands and face, and then suddenly dropped dead, his sudden end being, no doubt, a case of death from joy.

Political Items.—The Morning Herald says it is currently reported that the Hon. Mr. Oliver is getting tired of the Legaslative Council, and intends to stand for the popular Chamcer at the general elections. The Hon. gentleman is likely to be a candidate for the Dunedin Seat.—The New Zealand Times says the southern papers acknowledge that Mr. Rolleston showed great pluck in the determined way in which he faced a hostile audience and told them many unwelcome truths. They admit his courage, but ridicule the idea that he deserves any credit for such a quality ; that say it is all nothing for a man to be brave. Evidently Mr. Rolleston gained credit for his boldness, and his foes are anxious to discredit even this good quality. In a modern English comedy, a girl asks her lover, an effiminate drawingroom military officer, why he does not, like Othello,, tell her of his many valiant deeds in hard-fought battles. The dandy, who had never smelt powder, languidly replied, “ Othello was a nigger, and fond of bragging.” Are not the newspaper critics like this officer.

New Residence.—There is nothing which tends to prove the real progress of a place so much as the improvements in its buildings, and with this idea in view we have watched, with much interest, the erection of several substantial and beautiful structures which have lately sprung into existence. The subject of the following sketch shows much taste in design, and skill in construction. The new residence of H. J. Finn, Esq., is one of the few which we feel much pleasure in seeing spring up in our midst. It is 66ft. by 68ft. with an uniform height of 14ft. to the eaves, and there are 12 rooms, besides the out offices. The fine hall is particularly imposing being 22 x Bft. wide. The drawing-room and dining-room are large and well-proportioned, each having an elegant marble mantlepiece, with fancy tiled hearth and fenders. The drawing-room is finished in excellent taste, the colour of the paper being a faint salmon without any pattern, and the woodwork is picked out in harmonious tints to match. The hall is also papered with plain pattern, with a wainscoting 4ft. high. The ceilings are all finished off in the best style with ornamental centres, and every detail which could add to comfort and convenience has been carefully considered and carried out. The kitchen is fitted with a large Leamington Range, with circulating pipes conveying hot water to the bath room, which is commodious and well-fitted with lead-lined bath, and tank overhead for a shower Lath. Taere are presses and storerooms, with excellent apartments for the domestics. A fine verandah Bft. wide, extends round two sides of the building, access to which can be had from the dining-room through sashes extending from the floor 18ft. high. The external appearance is in very good taste without being elaborate. The whole work has been most creditably carried out by Ur. W. O. Skeet, under the able supervision of Mr. W. P. Finneran, and reflects the highest credit upon these able gentlemen. A tower will shortly be erected, which will command one of the finest views in the district, and make the residence one of the most complete and desirable in the place. The building stands upon a nice plot of ground and is surrounded by a garden which demonstrates the great fertility of the soil by producing some prodigies in the vegetable line. Fruit and ornamental trees of many descriptions are rapidly progressing, and next year will witness a garden unrivalled in the Bay. In conclusion we sincerely hope that its genial and spirited proprietor may, in health and happiness, long enjoy his desirable home.